Last fall my father and I started talking with Jason Varitek about doing a few special designs. We mentioned Mother’s day and Father’s day. We told him we could make up some gear with pink trim to match the pink bats some players use on Mother’s day. Likewise, we could do a baby blue trim for Father’s day.
A few weeks ago Varitek wore the special mother’s day gear. It didn’t get a whole lot of visibility because Tek was in the bullpen the entire game. Wakefield was pitching, so our buddy Kevin Cash was behind the plate (sporting our new knuckle ball mitt). Here is a link to a shot of the pink gear. You can scroll to the right to see more images and comments from Tek:
http://www.jason-varitek.com/gallery/cpg143/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=-105&pos=9
Last Monday, Memorial Day, Tek strutted across Safeco Field fully decked out in camouflaged gear in support of the men and women in our armed forces, both past and present. It was pretty hard not to miss the camo gear. The face mask pads, the chest protector, and the leg guards were all camo. Here is a link to the first of many images in a gallery (again, you can scroll through the gallery to see many different shots of Tek in the camo gear):
http://www.jason-varitek.com/gallery/cpg143/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=-105&pos=0
We dropped off the camo gear to Jason at Fenway a few weeks ago. Schilling was next to Jason when we pulled the gear out of the bag in the locker room. They both went crazy when they saw the camo patterns.
The special gear is being auctioned off and the proceeds are going to various charities. The Mother’s Day gear is going toward the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research, and the Memorial Day gear is going to benefit children who’ve lost a parent in the war. You can place a bid on either set of gear at the following links:
Mother’s Day Gear:
Memorial Day Gear:
Wait till you see the Father’s day gear…
–stan (jr)
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